The unspoken rules for public servants engaging in civic affairs according to the left is as follows: political engagement is wrong, unless that political engagement favours the left, in which case it’s right.

This December it was broken by two Ontario-based police unions that were exasperated to see more hollow assurances about tackling crime in the fall economic statement. The Liberals promised, for the Nth time, to tighten bail rules and “ensure repeat, violent offenders are held accountable.” Sure, sure.